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On a Legislative Agenda by Matt Stoller

There are a few reasons that net neutrality is on the netroots legislative agenda. One is quite obvious – without NN, we couldn’t do what we do. The second is not so obvious, and that’s the organizing work that has gone into this issue. There is a genuine popular movement to expand and clarify the internet’s legal and technological status. From DJs to video game players to sportsbloggers to small businesses, the movement to keep the internet neutral has used this people-power to fight on a Federal level and on state levels. And now we’re going to go on offense. But this isn’t because it’s the right thing to do, or because the Democrats win. It’s because there’s a genuine popular movement organizing around this political change, and there’s a clear consensus around the issue, and it’s all backed by a strong and broad coalition of which the netroots is only one piece.

So I guess this is as good a time as any to talk about power and why we’re going to be disappointed by this Congress. As much as we might want to see a good number of great and good policies passed, electing a Democratic Congress means only that the Democrats control the legislative agenda. It does not mean that great and good policies will be enacted. While Speaker Pelosi is going to be enormously influential, power in our political system flows from the people. Specifically, it flows from organized groups of people willing to force politicians to do the right thing through systematic pressure on various institutions.

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MA Bell Monopoly Versus the Free Internet — Tell the FCC Net Neutrality Is Not Negotiable

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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